The shurangama mantra The shurangama mantra | Page 214

【THE SHURANGAMA SUTRA _ EXTRACTION.】
Ananda bowed at the Buddha’s feet
and said, “After I left the home-life, I
relied on the Buddha’s affectionate
regard. Because I sought erudition, I
still have not been certified to the
unconditioned. 6:87
From the crown of its head, in turn,
he emitted ten beams, each composed
of a hundred rays of precious light.
Every one of those glowing rays
shone on lands as many as the sands
of ten Ganges Rivers, while
throughout empty space there were
Vajra Secret- Traces Spirits, each
holding aloft a mountain and
wielding a pestle. 6:92
”When I encountered that Brahma
Heaven Mantra, I was captured by
the deviant spell; though my mind
was aware, I had no power to free
myself. I had to rely on Manjushri
Bodhisattva to liberate me. Although
I was blessed by the Thus Come
One’s spiritual mantra of the
Buddha’s summit and imperceptibly
received its strength, I still have not
heard it myself. 6:88
The great assembly, gazing upward,
felt fearful admiration and sought the
Buddha’s kind protection. Single-
mindedly they listened as the Thus
Come One in the light at the invisible
appearance on the crown of the
Buddha’s head proclaimed the
spiritual mantra: 6:93
”I only hope that the greatly
compassionate one will proclaim it
again to kindly rescue all the
cultivators in this assembly and those
of the future who undergo the turning
wheel, so that they may become
liberated in body and mind by relying
on the Buddha’s secret sounds.” 6:90
1. 6:97
na mwo sa dan two
su chye dwo ye
e la he di
san myau san pu two sye
na mwo sa dan two
fwo two jyu jr shai ni shan
na mwo sa pe
bwo two bwo di
sa dwo pi bi
na mwo sa dwo nan
san myau san pu two
jyu jr nan
swo she la pe jya
seng chye nan
na mwo lu ji e lwo han dwo nan
na mwo su lu dwo bwo nwo nan
na mwo swo jye li two chye mi nan
na mwo lu ji san myau chye dwo nan
san myau chye be la
di bwo dwo nwo nan
na mwo ti pe li shai nan
At that moment, everyone in the great
assembly bowed as one and stood
waiting to hear the Thus Come One’s
secret divisions and phrases. 6:91
At that time, a hundred brilliant rays
sprang from the mound of the flesh
on the crown of the World Honored
One’s head. A thousand-petalled
precious lotus arose from amidst
those rays. Upon the precious flower
sat the Thus Come One’s
transformation. 6:91
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